Vicki’s 3,000m Run is the Santa Barbara Athletic Association’s 2-mile race benefiting Special Olympics Santa Barbara.
June 7, 2014. Westmont College track in Montecito. Directions here. I recommend the lower entrance off Cold Springs. Free parking.
8 a.m. registration.
8:30 a.m. first heat.
Heats are based on average mile time in the 3,000m.
Heat 1: > 8:30 min/mile
Heat 2: 7 – 8:30 min/mile
Heat 3: 6 – 7 min/mile
Heat 4: < 6 min/mile
$10
Contact lizwerhane@yahoo.com or ldodell@westmont.edu with questions.
Checks can be made to SBAA. Cash is also accepted.
For more information about Special Olympics Santa Barbara, click here.
A LITTLE HISTORY:
This race is in honor of Vicki Paulsen, daughter of Robin and Bobbi. You can read her story in Robin’s book titled I have to tell you about Vicki.
If you do read it, you’ll learn that one of the greatest days of her life was the day she competed in the Special Olympics Track and Field competition at Santa Barbara City College. She won blue ribbons for her victories in the softball throw and the 400m relay. She also placed in the 100m race.
The photo to the left shows Vicki heading off to prom.
She died in 1996 after a life that was filled with seizures and challenges but also with reportedly great hugs and unmatched kindness.
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2010 UPDATE:
The results for Vicki’s 3,000m 2010 are here.
Congrats to Drea McLarty, who defended her women’s champion title with a 10:33 time, and to Glenn Racz, who placed first with a time of 9:10.
Thanks to all the volunteers, competitors and Westmont College.
On a personal note, it was a fun way for this race director to start her birthday!
2009 UPDATE:
Thanks to everyone who made yesterday’s race a success! We had a great turnout of athletes and volunteers. Despite morning rain, we had clear skies and sunshine for the run. We were also honored to have Robin Paulsen in attendance and serving as the race starter. The event is named for his daughter, Vicki.
The results are posted on www.sbrunning.org here.
For now, you can see a few snapshots from the race. Also, Santa Barbara Pix was there and took these photos. Per the comment below, they said they’d donate a portion of the proceeds from photo sales to the race’s beneficiary, Special Olympics.
Congrats to the overall winners: Aaron Gillen and Andrea McLarty.
Kids’ Mile starting line
Drea placed 1st for women in 2009
Liz Werhane 
I love the cost! And the cause. However, racing around a track 8 times (is that what we do?) sounds kind of intimidating. AM planning on giving it a try. .
By: Fran Finney on May 31, 2008
at 12:21 pm
Looking forward to this run, it will be my first one, for the last 5 years I have been out of town that weekend.
By: Stephanie N Torres on May 14, 2009
at 3:38 pm
Unless I’ve missed something, this is the only proper track and field event on the SBAA calendar. Don’t be intimidated if you haven’t entered before; it’s just like running hot laps – in a pack! Between the Vicki’s 3000, State Street Mile and events like the SBNP half marathon, SB really has an amazing array of local races. We are so lucky and thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to organize them!
By: Johnny Stein on June 2, 2009
at 2:33 pm
We’ll be there taking pictures. We’re happy to donate a portion of our sales to Special Olympics Santa Barbara!
By: Santa Barbara PIX on June 5, 2009
at 10:06 am
Liz: Thanks for organizing a terrific, well run event.
By: Brian on June 6, 2009
at 2:17 pm
Thank you for putting on another really nice run, Jakob and I appreciate the effort put forth by the volunteers and are appreciative of all the sportmanship of the other runners encouragement.
By: Stephanie Torres on June 12, 2010
at 3:34 pm